World Health Organization (WHO) response to the External Evaluation of the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT-A)
IDIA and WHO strengthen strategic collaboration to support the scale-up of health innovations
“A network to SEE river blindness GONE”
Smoking linked to early vision loss and cataracts
Building next generation sequencing capacity for SARS-CoV-2 through workforce strengthening in Kyrgyzstan
Pharma, tech and social media companies join forces with WHO to launch the Tobacco Cessation Consortium during World Health Summit in Berlin, Germany
WHO announces the update of the Consolidated Guidelines on HIV Testing Services (update 2022–23)
Oman first country in the Eastern Mediterranean Region to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis
WHO highlights high cost of physical inactivity in first-ever global report
Shortage of cholera vaccines leads to temporary suspension of two-dose strategy, as cases rise worldwide
Join us for a post-graduate course on the latest updates on new WHO guidance on the management of TB in children and adolescents: a game changer to save young lives, at the Union Conference
Statement on the thirteenth meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic
Global leaders commit US$ 2.6 billion at World Health Summit to end polio
WHO launches new campaign to amplify the lived experience of people affected by cancer
Parliamentarians commit to support global health
Staggering backsliding across women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health revealed in new UN analysis
Launch of major new progress report on women and children’s health
Sustaining Action Against Antimicrobial Resistance: A Case Series of Country Experiences
UNICEF and WHO welcome KSrelief funding for measles and polio epidemics prevention
Obituary: Dr Joseph A. Cook, 1934–2022
FAO/WHO Joint Media Advisory: Codex Alimentarius Commission
WHO highlights oral health neglect affecting nearly half of the world’s population
WHO advises immediate skin to skin care for survival of small and preterm babies
Belgium and WHO pursue tighter collaboration in a day of strategic dialogue
Dracunculiasis eradication: strong cross-border collaboration towards certification of Sudan in 2023
Marking World Diabetes Day: actions for better access to treatment and care
The International Council of Nurses endorses World Health Organization training programme on improving mental health
WHO, WIPO, WTO to hold technical symposium on response, preparedness to future pandemics
Global meeting on strengthening public-private provider engagement calls for greater collaboration with all care providers to get the TB response back-on-track and to enhance accountability
Third Virtual cGMP Training Marathon has started: vaccine manufacturers and regulatory officers will run together toward the finish line
WHO releases first data on global vaccine market since COVID-19
WHO issues consolidated guide to running effective telemedicine services
WHO, WIPO, WTO workshop looks at Innovation and Access to COVID-19 Diagnostics and Beyond
WHO, members of the World Health Professions Alliance sign new memorandum of understanding on health workforce priorities
We need food, not tobacco – focus of World No Tobacco Day 2023
Health must be front and centre in the COP27 climate change negotiations
Highlights of some key health events at COP27
Message by the Director of the Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals at WHO
Focus on immunization and surveillance in the mid-term evaluation of polio transition
Global health agencies outline plan to support Ugandan government-led response to outbreak of ebola virus disease
